Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2019 070226ROBUST blending 90% Marsanne with 10%

blending 90% Marsanne with 10% Roussanne from steep granite and limestone slopes

In doing so

while citrus and floral notes from the Barril are introduced and strengthened by the warm viscose finish of the Mexicano

This is his richer

just outside Macon

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2019 070226ROBUST blending 90% Marsanne with 10%One of Graves' great chteaux, with vines planted on the region's famous deep gravels. Carbonnieux Rouge is Cab Sauv led, classically Pessac in profile fine tannins, freshness, integrated oak, and what we'd call luxury without weight. Where the 2018 is dense and powerful, the 2019 is the more classical, balanced sibling of that vintage pair: ripe but lifted, with seamless tannins, fresher aromatics, and a long, elegant finish. The chteau itself